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Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency, Peter Knight, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank about the agency’s responsibility in the impending ban on single-use plastics.

Plastic Ban Good for the Environment – NEPA

Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, is pleased with the Government’s policy position to impose a ban on specific categories of plastic packaging materials. “We think it is good for the environment. We...

Vice President of Investment and Performance Monitoring at the National Water Commission (NWC), Vernon Barrett, addressing residents of Ramble in Hanover at the fourth in a series of consultations on the company’s application for a tariff increase, held at the Knockalva Technical High School on Tuesday (November 13). The consultation was hosted by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR).

NWC Commits to Improving Service Delivery

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), engages with Director of Tourism, Donovan White, at the launch of the visitjamaica.com website at the ATL Audi Showroom in St. Andrew on November 14.

New JTB Website A Game-Changer – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages with Annette Salmon of 20/Twenty Strategies Consulting; and founder and CEO, Ingenuity Technologies Limited, Melarka Williams, at the 'Elevate your Business with the Power of Technology' conference, held at Mandeville Hotel in Manchester on November 14.

MSME Sector an Important Driver of Growth – Minister Shaw

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses the launch of World Antibiotics Awareness Week at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 13). With the Minister (from left) are Head, Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Alison Nicholson; Chief Veterinary Officer, MICAF, Dr. Osbil Watson; and Advisor, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Dr. Audrey Morris.

Ministers Call on Jamaicans to Place More Emphasis on Disease Prevention

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr Fenton Ferguson, turn on a shower at the recently upgraded Lyssons Beach in St. Thomas, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the facility on November 15. Based on the objective of the National Beach Development Programme to provide access to quality public beach recreational facilities, Lyssons Beach received an upgrade valued at $49 million. The Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo)-administered project, was funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

7 years ago CommunityTourism

Lyssons Beach Upgraded

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) and Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr Fenton Ferguson, turn on a shower at the recently upgraded Lyssons Beach in St. Thomas, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the facility on November 15. Based on the objective of the National Beach Development Programme to provide access to quality public beach recreational facilities, Lyssons...

Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens to a point from United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Sergio de la Pena (second right), following Wednesday’s (November 14) commissioning of the Jamaica Defence Force

7 years ago National Security

JDF Acquires New Surveillance Aircraft

The Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) aerial and maritime capabilities have been significantly boosted with the acquisition of new surveillance aircraft. The Beechcraft King Air 350 WR maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and two Bell 429 helicopters, were commissioned into service during a ceremony on Wednesday (November 14) at the Air Wing Manley Base at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon Ruel Reid, offers words of comfort to students of the John Rollins Success Primary in St. James during a visit to the school on Thursday (November 15) to offer support to the students and staff following the tragic loss of three students of the institution in a motor vehicle crash on Tuesday (November 13).

7 years ago EducationInformation

Gov’t to Assist with Funeral Expenses of John Rollins Success Primary Students

The Government will be assisting with the funeral expenses of the three John Rollins Success Primary School students who were killed in a motor-vehicle accident along the Rose Hall Main Road in St. James on Tuesday (November 13). The three students, six-year-old Latisha Williams and sisters eight-year-old Tiara and 10-year-old Tianna Thompson, as well as the driver of the vehicle...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the National Competitiveness Council meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister on November 15, where he addressed public-sector partners on the 2019 Doing Business Report (DBR).

7 years ago Local GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Calls on Public-Sector Leaders to Embrace Amanda System

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness has called on leaders in the public sector to embrace the Applications Management and Data Automation (AMANDA) System as the country works to create an environment that is more conducive to local and international investments. The web-based application is aimed at improving ease of doing business with municipal corporations and key government agencies,...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

7 years ago Local Government

Local Gov’t Ministry to Honour Persons Aiding the Society’s Less Fortunate

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will honour a number of persons who have been aiding the society’s less fortunate, at a ceremony slated for December 1 at Jamaica House. “We are also going to be recognising the work that has taken place over the years in our infirmaries. At least three infirmaries will be honoured at that...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), plays ludo with a Hanover Infirmary resident (foreground); Social Development Commission (SDC) Facilitator for Hanover , Cleopatra Kerr (left); and SDC Community Relations Officer for the parish, Alecia Atkinson. The occasion was a day of activities at the infirmary on Wednesday (November 14), in observance of Local Government and Community Development Month, being observed throughout November.

7 years ago National SecurityTechnology

CCTV Cameras Installed at Hanover Infirmary

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed at the Hanover Infirmary as part of safety and security enhancement measures. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the facility is the first in the island to be equipped with this technology. He informed that this has been done to safeguard the residents and ensuring that “persons do...

Work progressing on a section of Mandela Highway. The project, which is expected to be delivered in 2019, is being funded under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC).

7 years ago Works / Construction

Mandela Highway Upgrading Project 89 Per Cent Complete

The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that upgrading work on Mandela Highway, which spans St. Andrew and St. Catherine, is 89 per cent complete. The US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction project involves road construction works comprising extensive soft soil treatment, construction of a 3.5 km six-lane corridor with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges at Fresh...